Name: Tulia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.96/cwt on 2,053 head.

Average price

$187.96

2,053 head · 770 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$13.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	765	190.47	1,456	1,664
Medium and Large 1-2	794	177.21	1,407	389

One grade step is worth $13.26/cwt here — about $49 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,053 hd

187.96

—

TX average4 barns · 3,741 hd

193.67

−5.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Tulia Livestock Auction - Tulia, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,235	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	910	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,265	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	709	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,205	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	177.11/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,443	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.67/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,191	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	180.75/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,489	533
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	205.02/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,398	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,115	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	200.40/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,050	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	239.70/cwt	232.00–250.00	942	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,299	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	206.96/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,105	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	177.49/cwt	176.50–179.00	1,542	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,651	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	241.86/cwt	233.00–256.00	1,127	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,226	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,420	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	203.86/cwt	201.00–213.00	885	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	170.33/cwt	170.00–170.50	1,160	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	175.92/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,284	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	213.92/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,337	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	171.67/cwt	171.50–173.00	1,595	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,480	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	954	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,251	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	193.99/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,013	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	190.80/cwt	189.50–195.00	1,399	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	189.32/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,460	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	233.23/cwt	229.00–240.00	984	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,397	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,389	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	182.17/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,062	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,179	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	779	180.21/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,404	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,524	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	193.05/cwt	189.00–196.00	909	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	173.10/cwt	172.50–174.00	1,357	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,157	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	217.25/cwt	216.00–220.00	854	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,034	6

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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